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My son, if you come forward to serve the Lord, prepare yourself for temptation.
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Set your heart right and be steadfast, and do not be hasty in time of calamity.
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Cleave to him and do not depart, that you may be honored at the end of your life.
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Accept whatever is brought upon you, and in changes that humble you be patient.
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For gold is tested in the fire, and acceptable men in the furnace of humiliation.
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Trust in him, and he will help you; make your ways straight, and hope in him.
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You who fear the Lord, wait for his mercy; and turn not aside, lest you fall.
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You who fear the Lord, trust in him, and your reward will not fail;
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you who fear the Lord, hope for good things, for everlasting joy and mercy.